Historical Events In May - 29

1692  Battle at La Hogue English & Dutch fleet beat France on this day in history.   

1692  On May - 29 royal Hospital Founders Day first celebrated   

1692  Battle at La Hogue: English & Dutch fleet beat France on May - 29.   

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist on May - 29.   

1721  On this day in history south Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony   

1727  Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1730  William Jackson, composer on May - 29.   

1731  On May - 29 orazio Mei, composer   

1733  The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City on May - 29.   

1736  On May - 29 patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death"   

1741  On May - 29 johann Gottfried Krebs, composer   

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on May - 29.   

1753  On May - 29 joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel" premieres   

1753  Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel," premieres on this day in history.   

1765  On May - 29 patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"   

1780  Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed on this day in history.   

1787  "Virginia Plan" proposed on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.   

1790  Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.   

1791  Pietro Romani, composer on May - 29.   

1810  On this day in history erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1814  On May - 29 josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies   

1815  On May - 29 cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64   

1816  On May - 29 madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies   

1824  Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army) on May - 29.   

1825  On this day in history david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1826  Ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern) on May - 29.   

1827  Reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 on May - 29.   

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1833  On May - 29 william Marshall, composer, dies at 84   

1837  On this day in history alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)   

1839  Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) on May - 29.   

1840  On this day in history hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)   

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1594  On May - 29 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

1627  On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)   

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)   

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)   

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)   

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.   

1379  On this day in history death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)   

1405  On May - 29 death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France   

1425  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)   

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.   

1500  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

1544  On this day in history jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68   

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered